ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,500, issued on July 1, was assigned to CAREFUSION 303 INC. (San Diego).
"Ultrasonic infusion monitor" was invented by Maurice James Hennessy (Limerick, Ireland), Ronald Hidalgo (Killaloe, Ireland), Kevin O'Brien (Thurles, Ireland) and Thomas Cleary (Nenagh, Ireland).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for detecting a flow rate using ultrasound is disclosed. A flow rate detector includes a disposable conduit section and a reusable sensor chassis, the chassis configured to fit over an outer surface of the conduit section, the chassis configured to attach along a length of the of the disposable conduit section, and includin...